The Day I Return to Myself
The day will arrive
when I no longer search for myself
in the faces of others,
when I do not beg the sky
for a sign to keep going.
I will come home,
dust on my feet, silence in my mouth,
and there I’ll be—waiting—
a younger me, tired,
but with light still in his eyes.
I’ll say,
Come in.
Sit for a while.
Let the shame fall from your shoulders.
Here’s water, warm and still.
Here’s rice, simple and soft.
Eat like you haven’t in years.
I will not ask why you left.
I’ll only hold your hand
and listen to all the words
you once whispered into pillows.
Then I’ll take the old notebooks,
those pages written in pain,
and read them aloud
like holy verses.
You’ll weep, maybe.
I’ll smile through it.
And before the night ends,
we will laugh.
Truly laugh.
Not because the world has changed,
but because
we’re finally together.
Sit.
Feast on your life.
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